Lisa is crossing into cinema, the question is how soon and through which project. Interest exploded after her screen acting debut in HBO’s “The White Lotus” Season 3 was confirmed in February 2024, filmed in Thailand, and scheduled by HBO for 2025 across a nine episode run. Since then, the industry has been watching for the first feature film announcement bearing her name.
Here is the status that matters today. As of now, no studio has publicly revealed a titled feature or release date for Lisa. The momentum is very real though: a global profile with proven on-camera work, fresh partnerships in the United States, and a schedule that opens a realistic runway for a movie set after “The White Lotus” rolls out. That is why the phrase “cinema debut” trends, and why it keeps trending.
Lisa of BLACKPINK, the big screen, and what is confirmed
HBO announced on 12 February 2024 that Lalisa Manobal joined “The White Lotus” Season 3, with production in Thailand starting that month and the season slated for 2025. That is Lisa’s first scripted screen role. The series expanded to nine episodes for this installment, according to HBO’s own update and trades including Variety.
For the big screen: Lisa already appeared in theaters as herself in “BLACKPINK: The Movie”, released globally in August 2021 for the group’s fifth anniversary via CJ 4DPLEX and CGV, which promoted screenings across more than 100 countries. That was documentary format, not a dramatic role, and fans often separate that from what they call a proper acting debut in cinemas.
The practical takeaway is simple. When a feature film is real, the announcement typically lands through a studio, a sales agent at a major festival market, or Lisa’s own label LLOUD and her U.S. partners. No such announcement has been issued yet.
Why a Lisa movie makes sense: hard numbers and dates
Audience demand is measurable. On 10 September 2021, “Lalisa” premiered and set a YouTube record with 73.6 million views in 24 hours for a solo artist, recognized by Guinness World Records. That is a ready-made marketing engine for any release.
Streaming depth is there too. Spotify data shows “Money” crossed 1 billion streams in 2023, a threshold that places Lisa among the platform’s most replayed K-pop solo acts. Music performance is not film, yet these numbers forecast opening weekend awareness in a way few debuts enjoy.
There is also recent chart power. Lisa’s single “Rockstar” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart dated 13 July 2024, per Billboard. For international distributors weighing presales, that kind of fresh, dated proof of reach matters more than vague popularity claims.
What to expect next: timeline, casting clues, and how to read signals
The realistic window looks like this. “The White Lotus” Season 3 rolls out in 2025. Press, premieres, and awards chatter extend that footprint for months. A first feature can then slot into late 2025 or 2026 without cannibalizing attention, which is how agencies usually sequence a breakout.
Signals to watch are straightforward, not mysterious. A director attachment with financing noted by Deadline or Variety, film market listings at Cannes or AFM with international sales language, and on-the-record confirmation from LLOUD or RCA Records for soundtrack tie-ins. Fan-made posters or anonymous social posts, even with tens of thousands of shares, do not count as confirmation.
Casting is likely to leverage Lisa’s languages. Thai for authenticity if the story shoots locally, English for global distribution, and Korean for pan-Asian appeal. That multilingual capacity already worked inside an ensemble for “The White Lotus”, where filming began in February 2024 across Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok according to HBO, a template producers notice.
One last piece that often gets missed. Schedule coordination depends on BLACKPINK group activities and solo releases. When her team locks an exact shoot, it will drop alongside a compact production calendar and marketing plan, the kind of unforgetable rollout only a few global pop stars can match. Until that lands, the honest line stands: Lisa’s cinema acting debut is expected, prepared for, and very close, yet still awaiting the single official greenlight that turns buzz into a film you can buy a ticket to.